The American Health Care Act, the GOP's bill to repeal and
replace Obamacare, does not seem to be winning over the American
public.

Republican Rep. Justin Amash, a critic of the AHCA since its
introduction, tweeted
Monday that the bill was the most "universally detested
piece of legislation" he has seen as a lawmaker.

And recent polling hasn't done much to dispute that
narrative, showing a clear trend indicating that a plurality of
Americans are against the AHCA in its current form.

According to Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight, the most recent
six polls from firms such as Fox News, Morning Consult, and
YouGov/CBS News showed that an average of 30% of Americans
support the American Health Care Act, while 47% of people
surveyed were against it.

In contrast, Silver said, the Affordable Care Act had a 40%
approval rating and a 49% disapproval rating when it passed
Congress. And in the
weeks after the ACA's introduction, 33% of Americans thought
the bill was a good idea, while 32% thought it was a bad
one.

Additionally,
Silver said, the most favorable poll from Morning Consult
used the name of the bill without providing context that it was
the GOP's healthcare plan, perhaps skewing the results more
positively.

Trump, despite these negative poll numbers, has in recent
days gone all in to support the legislation, warning most
recently on Tuesday that if the GOP votes against it,
they would pay a political price.

The AHCA is currently making its way through Congress.
After a slew of changes were announced Monday through a
manager's amendment, the House vote on the bill — expected on
Thursday — will be a close call, since many conservative
Republican lawmakers have threatened to vote against it.